May 2, 2019

IOC President Bach to visit Guam
(EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Thomas Bach poses during a photo call on January 9, 2014 in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany.

MEDIA RELEASE - Thursday, 2 May 2019

Article by Jayne Flores, Guam Gymnastics Federation President

Thomas Bach, President of the International OlympicCommittee, will visit Guam on May 10-11. Rick Blas, Guam National OlympicCommittee President, says Bach will meet with our stakeholders, Governor LouLeon Guerrero, Guam’s national teams, future athletes and tour GNOC and sportsfacilities while on island.  

“We are thrilled that IOC President Bach will be visiting uson Guam,” said Blas. “For someone of his stature in the Olympic realm to spendtime with our athletes is very inspiring,” the GNOC president added.

A German lawyer and former Olympic foil fencer, Mr. Bach isthe ninth IOC president. He is traveling from Palau along with Dr. RobinMitchell, Acting ANOC President, ONOC President & IOC Member; Pere Miro,IOC Deputy Director; James MacLeod, IOC Director of NOC Relations and OlympicSolidarity; Sarah Friberg, Executive Assistant to the IOC President; MarinaBaramia, IOC Personal Assistant; Greg Martin, IOC Image and Production Management;and Mark Adams, IOC media representative.

President Bach will arrive on Guam the evening of Friday,May 10th. On Saturday, May 11th, a media conference with President Bach will beheld at 3:00 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the GNOC headquarters in Maite. PresidentBach will also tour GNOC facilities, meet with Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, andmeet with GNOC Athlete’s Commission athletes on Saturday before he and hisparty depart for Hong Kong.

A former member of the German Olympic Sports ConfederationExecutive Board, Mr. Bach was elected to a six-year term as IOC President atthe 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on September 10, 2013. He succeedsJacques Rogge, who served as IOC President from 2001 to 2013. President Bachwill be eligible to run for a second six-year term at the 130th IOC Session inLausanne, Switzerland on June 24, 2019.

President Bach was a member of the West German gold-medalwinning team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He also took homesilver, gold, and bronze team medals at the 1973, 1977 and 1979 worldchampionships, respectively.

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